Great post Mallory. I found a great deal of literature on the large amount of bullying occurs within the adolescent LGBQT population, along with how that effects those individuals. When negative experiences occur in childhood or K-12, they can have a lifelong effect on an individual, like we learned at Residency II.
Per Bailey (2015) the bullying and torment of LGBTQ students and adult leaves them as silent victims and makes them a “silent sexual minority” (p. 69). Furthermore, our society has a long history of norms that restrict those who choose not to conform to those sexual norms, this alone is oppressive to those who identify as being LGBTQ (Bailey, 2015). The video of Judy Sheppard with Ellen, shows what can happen and will continue
Per Bailey (2015) the bullying and torment of LGBTQ students and adult leaves them as silent victims and makes them a “silent sexual minority” (p. 69). Furthermore, our society has a long history of norms that restrict those who choose not to conform to those sexual norms, this alone is oppressive to those who identify as being LGBTQ (Bailey, 2015). The video of Judy Sheppard with Ellen, shows what can happen and will continue